(5/25/15) TODAY I AM WRITING IN ALL CAPS

DUE TO THE LACK OF OPERATING AND FAST COMPUTERS IN MY AREA< I GOT STUCK WITH THE ONE THAT WRITES WiTh THE LETTERS ALMOST ALL CAPITALIZED> BEAR wITH ME>

We SPENT THE DaY CLEANING< REaDING> THEN WE ThOUGHT WE"D GO OUT AND Do SoMETHiNG> so wE asked peRmissIon tO gO eAT AT WENDYS> IT WAS A LOW END WENDY"S AND THE ORANGE JUICE I GOT WAS ALMOST AS CLEAR AS WATER>> A WASTE OF MONEY< BUT WE DID RUN INTO SOME MISSIONARIES FROM THE WEST MISSION AND FOUND OUT WE"D ALL BE SEEING EACHOTHER REAL SOON BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT GOES ON A MISSION ENDS UP STUDYING IN UTAH HAHA> ITS LIKE WE WERE TALKING TO PEOPLE FROM A DIFFERENT PLANET < WE WERE BOTH SO INTERESTED IN WHAT EACH OTHERS MISSIONS WERE LIKE> ITS CRAZY SOMETIMES TO THINK OF ALL THE THINGS WE"VE GOTTA DO AS MISSIONARIES> I"M JUST SO USED TO THINKING AS ONE SOMETIMES I FORGET I USED TO BE ABLE WATCH DISNEY MOVIES AND GO PLACES WITH OUT ASKING FOR PERMISSION> HAHA I"M GONNA PROBABLY BE CALLING MY MOM ASKING FOR PERMISISON TO GO PLACES WHEN I FINISH THE MISSION> THAT"D BE FUNNY

WE HAD A GREAT ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY WHERE WE PLAYED ""MINUTE TO WIN IT"" AND NEARLY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT FRIENDS TO THE ACTIVITY MADE IT TO CHURCH THE NEXT DAY AS WELL> THATS A PLUS> WE PLAYED FUN GAMES LIKE CHANGE INTO MISISONARY CLOTHES (sorry I got too sick of it I just went and changed computers), a bunch of team centered games, and eating contests, malta morena chugs, and it was an okay turn out. We were about to divide into 5 teams of 8 or 9 so all in all it was a success!

We brought a group of rough looking 18, 19, 19 , 20, and 22 year olds with us to church. It was awsome, they filled up their own row! We were turning heads on the way to church:Just two guys in ties and a bunch of really tall real ganster looking young guys walking the streets is not seen here i'll tell you that. But they all came, most of them were sleeping through the doctorine classes, but they said they wanted to come again next week!

With our group of boys and with all that came because of the activity the day prior, we had a total of 21new young people that were in our priesthood block, and all of them were there for the first time! Wild, huh?

We're still trying hard with two or three investigators that are ready ready for a baptismal date. We're trying to be patient but it's hard when they themselves know they want to do it and don't because of family members or because of what other people say about the church. Satan is real keen i'll say that much.

Well, we'll see how this weeks goes, It's the last week for this transfer and I feel split on staying or going, so I won't guess this time. Oh, and wednesday I'll be 20. You don't do that everyday. I wish I could go out and do something daring and cool while I-m still a teeneager, but I feel I did enough stupid things before the mission to cover these two years as well hahaha.

Wish me luck! I'm gonna try and make a birthday cake. I'll send a picture.

Oh, and shout out to GRANDMA. She's gonna turn 60 on wednesday too. Love you grandma.

Elder Tate

foto 1) activity

foto 2) activity

foto 3) this fruit tastes like bread. no lie